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Matt Lawton

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: November 30, 1971 in Gulfport, MS us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 13th round of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (Perkinston, MS).

High School: Harrison Central HS (Gulfport, MS)

School: Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (Perkinston, MS)

Debut: September 5, 1995 (Age 23-279d, 16,792nd in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 16, 2006 (Age 34-167d)
vs. OAK 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1996 season

Agents: Levinsons

Full Name: Matthew Lawton

Pronunciation: \LAW-ton\

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

Relatives: Brother of Marcus Lawton

2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.1

4763

1273

138

.267

756

RBI

631

165

OBP

.368

SLG

.417

OPS

.785

OPS+

105

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1992	20	MIN-min	Rk	53	217	173	39	45	8	3	2	26	20	1	27	27	.260	.375	.376	.751		65	2	9	1	7	0		TWN · GULF
1993	21	MIN-min	A	111	415	340	50	97	21	3	9	38	23	15	65	42	.285	.410	.444	.854		151	8	8	0	2	3		FWA · MIDW
1994	22	MIN-min	A+	122	533	446	79	134	30	1	7	51	42	19	80	64	.300	.407	.419	.826		187	7	2	2	3	3		FTM · FLOR
1995	23	MIN-min	AA	114	485	412	75	111	19	5	13	54	26	9	56	70	.269	.371	.434	.805		179	8	12	2	3	1		HDC · EL
1995	23	MIN	AL	21	70	60	11	19	4	1	1	12	1	1	7	11	.317	.414	.467	.881	129	28	1	3	0	0	0	8/9HD7
1996	24	MIN-min	AAA	53	243	212	40	63	16	1	7	33	2	4	26	34	.297	.379	.481	.860		102	2	3	0	2	0		SLK · PCL
1996	24	MIN	AL	79	286	252	34	65	7	1	6	42	4	4	28	28	.258	.339	.365	.704	78	92	6	4	0	2	1	98H/D7
1997	25	MIN	AL	142	548	460	74	114	29	3	14	60	7	4	76	81	.248	.366	.415	.781	104	191	7	10	1	1	3	*978H
1998	26	MIN	AL	152	662	557	91	155	36	6	21	77	16	8	86	64	.278	.387	.478	.864	123	266	10	15	0	4	6	*987/H
1999	27	MIN-min	A+,Rk	5	21	18	3	9	1	0	0	3	1	0	3	3	.500	.571	.556	1.127		10	0	0	0	0	0		FTM,TWN · FLOR,GULF
1999	27	MIN	AL	118	476	406	58	105	18	0	7	54	26	4	57	42	.259	.353	.355	.708	80	144	11	6	0	7	7	*97/H8D
2000	28	MIN	AL	156	664	561	84	171	44	2	13	88	23	7	91	63	.305	.405	.460	.865	116	258	10	7	0	5	8	*97/DH8	AS
2001	29	TOT	MLB	151	657	559	95	155	36	1	13	64	29	8	85	80	.277	.382	.415	.797	111	232	16	11	0	2	6	*9/DH
2001	29	MIN	AL	103	444	376	71	110	25	0	10	51	19	6	63	46	.293	.396	.439	.835	120	165	14	3	0	2	6	9/DH
2001	29	NYM	NL	48	213	183	24	45	11	1	3	13	10	2	22	34	.246	.352	.366	.718	91	67	2	8	0	0	0	9
2002	30	CLE-min	AA	3	13	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	.000	.231	.000	.231		0	0	0	0	0	0		AKR · EL
2002	30	CLE	AL	114	484	416	71	98	19	2	15	57	8	9	59	34	.236	.342	.399	.741	99	166	13	8	1	0	0	97/HD
2003	31	CLE-min	AA	5	21	19	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	6	.053	.143	.053	.195		1	1	0	0	0	0		AKR · EL
2003	31	CLE	AL	99	429	374	57	93	19	0	15	53	10	3	47	47	.249	.343	.420	.762	104	157	8	7	0	1	0	7D9/H
2004	32	CLE	AL	150	680	591	109	164	25	0	20	70	23	9	74	84	.277	.366	.421	.787	111	249	21	11	0	4	3	*79/HD	AS
2005	33	TOT	MLB	141	585	500	67	127	30	1	13	53	18	9	69	77	.254	.356	.396	.752	98	198	10	12	0	4	0	*97/H
2005	33	TOT	NL	120	528	452	61	121	30	1	11	49	17	9	62	69	.268	.366	.412	.777	104	186	10	10	0	4	0	*97/H
2005	33	PIT	NL	101	445	374	53	102	28	1	10	44	16	9	58	61	.273	.380	.433	.813	114	162	7	9	0	4	0	9/H
2005	33	CHC	NL	19	83	78	8	19	2	0	1	5	1	0	4	8	.244	.289	.308	.597	55	24	3	1	0	0	0	7/9
2005	33	NYY	AL	21	57	48	6	6	0	0	2	4	1	0	7	8	.125	.263	.250	.513	39	12	0	2	0	0	0	9/7H
2006	34	SEA	AL	11	29	27	5	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	.259	.310	.259	.570	52	7	0	0	0	0	0	/8HD97
12 Yrs				1334	5570	4763	756	1273	267	17	138	631	165	66	681	613	.267	.368	.417	.785	105	1988	113	94	2	30	34
162 Game Avg.				162	676	578	92	155	32	2	17	77	20	8	83	74	.267	.368	.417	.785	105	241	14	11	0	4	4
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
MIN (7 yrs)				771	3150	2672	423	739	163	13	72	384	96	34	408	335	.277	.379	.428	.808	107	1144	59	48	1	21	31
CLE (3 yrs)				363	1593	1381	237	355	63	2	50	180	41	21	180	165	.257	.352	.414	.767	105	572	42	26	1	5	3
NYM (1 yr)				48	213	183	24	45	11	1	3	13	10	2	22	34	.246	.352	.366	.718	91	67	2	8	0	0	0
CHC (1 yr)				19	83	78	8	19	2	0	1	5	1	0	4	8	.244	.289	.308	.597	55	24	3	1	0	0	0
PIT (1 yr)				101	445	374	53	102	28	1	10	44	16	9	58	61	.273	.380	.433	.813	114	162	7	9	0	4	0
SEA (1 yr)				11	29	27	5	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	.259	.310	.259	.570	52	7	0	0	0	0	0
NYY (1 yr)				21	57	48	6	6	0	0	2	4	1	0	7	8	.125	.263	.250	.513	39	12	0	2	0	0	0

AL (12 yrs)				1166	4829	4128	671	1107	226	15	124	569	138	55	597	510	.268	.369	.420	.789	105	1735	101	76	2	26	34
NL (2 yrs)				168	741	635	85	166	41	2	14	62	27	11	84	103	.261	.362	.398	.760	100	253	12	18	0	4	0